The 1920s was a time of change for the entire nation. After World War I (also known as the Great War), and the Treaty of Versailles, soldiers came back home with a new outlook on life because of their near death experiences. This caused a great change in American society. The strict Victorian Age standards disintegrated in much of the country. Amazing new inventions came about - such as cars and radios. Along with these changes came a revolution in music(2).
The decade of the Twenties was also known as the Jazz Age. Jazz is a form of music unique to the United States. It began around the turn of the century, starting in the South and spreading North. Jazz blends West African rhythms, African-American spirituals and blues, and European harmonies. Spiritual Jazz, Ragtime, and the Blues are several types of Jazz. For more information on Jazz, go to the Types of Music page(1,3).
It glorified musicians, not just singers, as talented people, and focused on new rhythms, beats, and sounds. The song and dance crazed flappers and their behavior soon became the rage throughout the United States, more in spirit than practice in most cases. The Misc. page will explain about this(2).
The 1920s concluded with the Great Depression and the collapse of the stock market, which put an end to many of the contributing factors of music, as you will see on the Influences page(2).
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Works Consulted
1. Moran, Margaret, and W. F. Holder. AP Success U.S. History. Lawrenceville: Peterson's Thomson Learning, 2000. 240.
2. Nash, Gary B., Julie Roy Jeffrey, John R. Howe, Peter J. Frederick, Allen F. Davis, and Allan M. Winkler. The American People. 5th. Addison Wesley Longman.
Music of the 1920s
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The History of Jazz
The 1920s was a time of change for the entire nation. After World War I (also known as the Great War), and the Treaty of Versailles, soldiers came back home with a new outlook on life because of their near death experiences. This caused a great change in American society. The strict Victorian Age standards disintegrated in much of the country. Amazing new inventions came about - such as cars and radios. Along with these changes came a revolution in music(2).
The decade of the Twenties was also known as the Jazz Age. Jazz is a form of music unique to the United States. It began around the turn of the century, starting in the South and spreading North. Jazz blends West African rhythms, African-American spirituals and blues, and European harmonies. Spiritual Jazz, Ragtime, and the Blues are several types of Jazz. For more information on Jazz, go to the Types of Music page(1,3).
It glorified musicians, not just singers, as talented people, and focused on new rhythms, beats, and sounds. The song and dance crazed flappers and their behavior soon became the rage throughout the United States, more in spirit than practice in most cases. The Misc. page will explain about this(2).
The 1920s concluded with the Great Depression and the collapse of the stock market, which put an end to many of the contributing factors of music, as you will see on the Influences page(2).
Explore the Wikispace to learn more!
Works Consulted
1. Moran, Margaret, and W. F. Holder. AP Success U.S. History. Lawrenceville: Peterson's Thomson Learning, 2000. 240.
2. Nash, Gary B., Julie Roy Jeffrey, John R. Howe, Peter J. Frederick, Allen F. Davis, and Allan M. Winkler. The American People. 5th. Addison Wesley Longman.
3. "Southern Music in the 1920s." Southern Music. Southern Music Network. 1 Mar 2008 <http://www.southernmusic.net/1920.htm >.